CVE-2017-0612
HighSummary
CVE-2017-0612 describes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment Communicator driver, allowing a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process.
Risk Assessment
The risk to the organization involves the potential execution of malicious code in the system kernel, which could lead to full control over the device. The high risk associated with compromising privileged processes may result in serious security breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability. Additionally, monitoring and restricting access to privileged processes is advised.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment Communicator driver
See all- CVE-2017-0614High
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment Communicator driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process.
- CVE-2017-0613High
CVE-2017-0613 describes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment Communicator driver that could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process.
- CVE-2016-8480High
A vulnerability in the Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment Communicator driver allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. It requires compromising a privileged process first.
Original NVD description (English source)
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment Communicator driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-34389303. References: QC-CR#1061845.